Aston Martin which has 2, 500 employees around the world, has appointed its first female president Laura Schwab in the British luxury car maker’s 105-year history on 31st August 2018. Ms Schwab, head of Aston Martin the Americas, says her promotion signals “Pivotal moment in time for women- not just the auto industry, but all…
OLGA KARLOVAC EXHIBITION AT THE POSK GALLERY AT 238 – 246 KING STREET HAMMERSMITH THE POLISH INSTITUTE. Olga Karlovac of Croatia created her own style and collection of black and white pictures without going to any particular college or university. She uses a digital 35mm camera and then once uploaded drags images to create atmosphere…
Actors and Writers London, also known as AWL, hold professional rehearsed play readings on the 4th floor of the Polish Centre, Hammersmith on alternate Mondays. As well as providing a platform for play readings for all kinds of writers, with seated viewing for maybe 100 people with a bar in the same space, it holds…
The UK Government looks set to undermine US drive to persuade allies for a global 5G banning of Huawei from the network, after saying it can mitigate and limit Huawei’s 5G risks from using equipment in the high-speed telecoms systems. The UK National Cyber Security Centre has determined there are ways to limit the risks…
Flybmi has gone into administration, blaming high fuel prices and uncertainty over Brexit. Passengers are being told not to come to the airport unless they have rebooked flights with alternative providers as all Flybmi flights are cancelled with immediate effect from Saturday. 376 people based in UK, Germany, Sweden and Belgium worked for the…
Grammy Awards 2019 Dua Lipa won the Best New Artist, Drape won the Best Rap song, Cardi B won the Best Rap Album, Lady Gaga won the best pop solo performance, Ariana Grande won the best pop vocal, Kacey Musgraves won album of the year, Childish Gambino was a no-show for his record of the…
Memphis, along with Atlanta, central to story of black America, located on the Mississippi River, a starting point for refugees from the Deep South where they can engage with its vibrant African-American culture and heritage. The city produced music and art and also black empowerment WDIA, “ the mother station of Negroes” – Although…
Amazon, the biggest company in the US with the richest man as its head, stunned New York by announcing it would no longer relocate its second headquarters to the city, which promised 25, 000 jobs and its $3bn tax incentives and $27bn in tax revenues over the next two decades. Possible culprits include State Governor…
According to the minutes read to a jury yesterday at London’s Southwark Crown Court, part of a landmark fraud trial, Barclay’s board was told of interest from the Russian government in taking a stake, with a £500m emergency capital as the bank battered to avoid a UK tax-payer rescue at the height of the financial…
Alibaba unit Ant Financial snaps up British Payments group WorldFirst in a £546m ($700m) deal. Ant Financial said the deal will enable the group to reach more customers “especially in the fast-growing area of cross-border ecommerce”. Last year Ant Financial’s thwarted attempt to takeover MoneyGram International, a US based cross-border payments group, that Washington blocked…